Top Twitter Canada trends and conversations for the first half of 2022

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With half of the year already over, Twitter has enough information on what has gotten its users' attention in the first half of the year. And we have a quick compilation of these top trends and conversations so far in 2022. 

If we're talking about a viral tweet, Twitter Canada mentions the story of the Fredericton, NB retiree who wanted to go viral and then proceeded to go viral after his daughter tweeted a photo of him. He's gotten 328.3K likes since this writing (well above the five likes he wanted).

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Twitter starts testing its long-form writing feature in Canada

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Canada is one of four countries trying out a new long-form writing feature on Twitter. The new Notes feature will allow writers on the platform to write lengthier pieces on the app. It will enable you to go beyond 280 characters using a rich-text editor for writing. A small group of writers in the country, as well as those in the US, the UK, and Ghana, are trying this feature out. But users from around the world will get to see these Notes.

Other features you can expect include photo, video, GIF, and tweet embedding, the option to edit Notes (even after being published), and a special Notes tab on the profile (first coming to the web, then on mobile). The feature is available on both mobile and the web. You can read more about the feature here.

Twitter debuts new emojis for National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month

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In honour of both National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month, Twitter Canada has a couple of new sets of emojis for you to use. This year marks the fifth consecutive year that Twitter has worked with an Indigenous artist to create a custom emoji for the month.  

This year, Twitter Canada worked with Jaalen Edenshaw, Ts'aahl (Eagle) from Masset, Haida Gwaii, where he makes his home today. Jaalen's work is inspired by the old Haida stories, delving into the stories before he carves out the narrative. He and his brother co-founded K'alts'ida K'ah (Laughing Crow), a collective to tell Haida stories and promote the Haida language through art.

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Twitter tests status update feature

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Twitter is bringing back a common feature of the early days of instant messaging. According to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, the company is testing out a "Vibe" feature, which essentially lets you set status updates you may have used in the heyday of IM clients. It looks like you can select the status at the profile level or attach a specific tweet you want to share. 

Wong shared some of the generic presets, including eating, listening to music, shopping, etc. It's unclear if you can write your own update or if you can use a third-party app to connect to it, like linking a song or video. Of course, since the feature is still being tested, there is no guarantee this is what it'll look like or whether it'll even get released.

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